1. TASK 6 Shakespeare’s Language- Part 2

2. Shakespeare is credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with the introduction of nearly 2,000 words into the language. His vocabulary, as culled from his works, numbers upward of 17,000 words (quadruple that of an average, well-educated conversationalist in the language).

3. ShakespeareMeaning AffearedAfraid ConstantSettled/determined Dig-YougooddenGive you good evening FestinatelyQuickly HappilyAccidentally HuggermuggerSecrecy MellTo mix/meddle Nicefoolish

4. Shortened Words in Shakespeare’s Writing… ShakespeareMeaning ‘tisIt is opeOpen o’erOver gi’Give ne’erNever i’In e’erEver oftOften a’He e’evEven

5. Anon (Now), create an original sentence using some of Shakespeare’s language… Be ready to share your Shakespearean sentence with the class!! Example: Dost thou know the time? Dost thou love Shakespeare’s language? Feel free to use the internet to search for more Shakespearean language!!

6. Shakespeare’s Language For many English-speakers, the following phrases are familiar enough to be considered common expressions, proverbs, and/or clichés. All of them originated with or were popularized by Shakespeare. All our yesterdays (Macbeth) All that glitters is not gold (The Merchant of Venice)("glisters") All's well that ends well (title) As good luck would have it (The Merry Wives of Windsor) As merry as the day is long (Much Ado About Nothing / King John) Bated breath (The Merchant of Venice) Bag and baggage (As You Like It / Winter's Tale)

7. Shakespeare’s Language (Cont’d) Be-all and the end-all (Macbeth) Brave new world (The Tempest) Come what come may (Macbeth) Dead as a doornail (2 Henry VI) Itching palm (Julius Caesar) Kill with kindness (Taming of the Shrew) Lean and hungry look (Julius Caesar)

8. Phrases coined/popularized by Shakespeare.. Love is blind (Merchant of Venice) Own flesh and blood (Hamlet) Star-crossed lovers (Romeo and Juliet) Parting is such sweet sorrow (Romeo and Juliet) Something wicked this way comes (Macbeth)

9. Extension Activity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkuUADWW2A Youtube video – “Shakespeare – The History of English (3/10)”